Detective Conan (名探偵コナン)

Happy New Year!

Thanks to our viewers,

today "Detective Conan" is entering its 22nd year of broadcasting.

No fair, Conan!

Let us say hello to the viewers, too!

Last year, you and Ebizo-san wished them a Happy New Year yourselves!

Well, either way...

Shouldn't we do it together?

Fine.

Once again...

Happy New Year!

We hope you'll continue supporting Detective Conan...

...and the Detective Boys in 2017!

Thank you very much!

Even heaven is watching the labyrinths of the world!

Full throttle reasoning skills penetrate all mysteries!

Conan is charging forward again this year!

But where is he? In trouble!

Always determining the one truth

with the body of a child and the mind of an adult,

his name is Detective Conan!

What in the world happened?

What am I doing here?

Conan Cornered in the Darkness

"Conan Cornered in the Darkness, Part One!"

I see.

It's clearly been broken into.

Asada Law Firm

And you noticed this morning?

Asada Kimihiko (55) Lawyer

Yes.

But I was working here all last night.

It must've been broken into

when I went home to take a nap for a couple hours.

I see.

So, what was inside the safe?

It couldn't have been money,

since you called me instead of the police.

Impressive, Mori-san.

No, it wasn't money.

It was a will.

I see.

I know who did it.

What?

But... I don't want to get the police involved.

I see...

All right.

My eyes have gotten used to the darkness.

Am I...

inside a box?

What am I doing here, though?

My phone!

It's here.

My phone's by my feet.

Almost there...

Conan-kun's not answering.

He's not answering his phone, either.

Maybe he went to eat by himself.

I'm hungry.

He's not you, Genta-kun.

But the sale has already started.

What should we do?

Don't hang up...

Don't hang up, guys.

Damn it!

What's the meaning of this?

Why don't you want to get the police involved when you know who did it?

Because... I'd like to avoid a scandal.

For the late chairman's sake, too.

The late chairman...

You mean the leader of the Karahashi Group,

for whom you worked as a legal advisor, Karahashi Gotaro.

I believe he passed away three days ago due to an illness.

Yes.

And after today's funeral,

the contents of his will

were going to be announced.

But it was stolen.

Does that mean

the contents of the will were unfavorable for the thief?

It was ten days before he passed away.

The chairman summoned me to the hospital where he was staying.

He wanted to rewrite his will.

I see.

We got the new one!

Conan-kun's still not here?

I'd feel bad for him if he couldn't buy a copy of the game.

Yeah.

He'll be fine.

There were still plenty of copies on the shelves.

I can't take it anymore!

I'm going to get something to eat!

That's it. It was those guys.

This morning I headed out with them, and...

I need to remember from the beginning.

Good morning, Conan-kun!

Morning.

This morning, we met up to buy copies of a new game today.

On our way there, I...

What was previously written in the will?

Since his wife passed away ten years ago,

Karahashi Group

he planned to give 50% of his fortune to his eldest son Karahashi Kozo,

Kozo

and split the remainder

between his eldest daughter Mitsuyo and second son Eisuke.

Mitsuyo

Eisuke

What did he want to change?

Well, actually, the chairman had a secretary who worked for him for fifty years.

He was going to give his entire fortune to her.

Interesting.

Were he and that woman...?

Yes.

She and the chairman were close.

To put it plainly...

They were lovers.

Yes. Though...

She's currently experiencing health issues

and is being treated at a hospital in her hometown.

I see.

And then... Yeah, that's right.

When we got there...

Hurry up, hurry up.

Is that...?

What's wrong, Conan-kun?

If we don't hurry, the sale will start soon.

Let's get this over with so we can eat.

You guys go on ahead.

Conan-kun!

Where are you going?

What's wrong with him?

I knew it.

Huh? Conan's still not here?

No.

No...

He probably went to get lunch by himself.

There are still two more hours before noon.

Seriously, though, what happened to him?

I'm worried. Let's have Ai-chan look into it.

Edogawa-kun?

Got it.

I'll track his phone's GPS.

No signal?

In that case...

Uh-oh.

His spare glasses are with the professor for maintenance.

Mori

Hello, this is the Mori Detective Agency.

Oh, Ai-chan.

What? Conan-kun?

He hasn't come back yet.

He's not with you?

No, I'm not interested in modern games.

Tell Edogawa-kun to call me if you hear from him.

Huh? What do you mean?

Wait, Ai-chan!

Yeah, that's right.

I remember now!

Safe cracking?

I-I'm being transported somewhere.

But where...?

What's this smell?

Is that... incense?

D-Dry ice?

Am I inside a coffin?

Did they bury me?

Ai-chan!

You came!

Since he's not answering his phone, I don't have a choice.

But we might want to contact the police.

But all the Detective Boys are here now.

Let's try looking for him ourselves for a little bit.

And Conan might've just gone to get lunch by himself.

Where did you part ways with him?

This way!

Is this a draft?

Which means I haven't been buried.

Then...

Isn't anyone there?

It's no use.

Then...

I'll try that.

A little more...

Just a little more...

This was the place, Ai-chan.

That's right.